The war on beer

4/13/12 10:56 AM EDT

A Democratic official is expressing outrage that Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown tasted a few beers before driving to another campaign stop.

But this may just be a case where the uproar only prompts eye rolls at the "outraged."

Brown reportedly took three of four "sips" at a brewery, leading his spokesperson to deliver this barb:

"This frivolous complaint over a few sips of beer on a local brewery tour makes a mockery of the seriousness of drunken driving, and has more to do with the elitism of Professor Warren and her allies who look down on people who drink beer.”